in the Family
By NANCY WEST
Whv are some puns terrible yet
.arming? Consider the nickname
ndly given Pope John XXIII.
>hnny Unit-us.
This wasn’t the most important
essage Dr. Claude Broach had
,r st Ann’s Home-School mem
Brs His own presence, grace
orking in him, was the message
hich he has been bringing many
idiences since his return from
re Vatican Council.
THIS MINISTER OF St. John’s
aptist Church in Charlotte ex
lained that he had felt a per
jnal concern that the spirit of
.e Vatican Council be recognized
v his own church group. Since
ie Baptist World Alliance and
aulette Williams, a Junior of
Concord High School, was
tapped as a member of the
National Honor Society in an
Impressive ceremony on May
13, in the High School Audi
torium. On the same date,
ihe was elected President of
Student Body. She is the
laughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles J. Williams of Con
cord, N.C. Mrs. Williams is
the former Sarah Kannon of
Wendell, N.C. Paulette is a
member of St. James Parish
in Concord, N.C.
twelve Tarheel
Catholics Among
\bbeyGraduates
Twelve Catholic students from
forth Carolina are among the 96
iniors who received the Bach
tor’s degree at Belmont Abbey
ollege, Belmont, N.C.
Receiving the Bachelor of Arts
egree were Bruce Woffort of Gas
mia; Mrs. Eileen W. Clarke,
homas B. Mahoney, Arturo P.
aquechel, Sister Bernard Marie
cWilliams and Sister M. Tim
hy Warren, of Belmont; J. Roy
ing of Greensboro; Franklin F.
ack of Mooresville; Arnold G.
^uitt of Jonesville; Ronald J.
ligley of Asheville; and Richard
Suehr, II of Fayetteville; and
mes A. Carr of Raleigh.
Joseph M. Estridge of Mt. Holly
ceived the Bachelor of Science
gree.
The 88th Annual Commence
ant exercises were held May
th in Haid Gymnasium on the
Uege campus.
the Southern Baptist Convention
had both declined to accept invi
tations to send official observers
to the Council, he was on his own.
With the assistance of Father
Cuthbert Allen and Abbot Wal
ter Coggins, he made it. Through
the Office for the Promotion of
Christian Unity, Dr. Broach was
certified as a visiting theologian
and was present for the last ten
days of the Council. During this
period he attended six sessions of
the Council and 22 meetings. You
may recall the excellent daily re
ports Dr. Broach wrote for the
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER.
The fact that he and Abbot Wal
ter are now in a dead heat for
Most-Sought-After Speaker in the
area is a continuation of the Spir
it (and we know Who He is) of the
Council at work. How could we not
be awestruck to sit in St. Ann’s
School listening to a Baptist min
ister carefully outline for us the
principal aims of Pope John: ag
giornamento, Christian unity, and
world peace—and while discussing
the first two, personify progress
in them?
He told us interesting details
of his stay in Rome and also man
aged to toss in a good resume of
the history of the General Coun
cils. I couldn’t help thinking it
was a good thing that the audi
ence was on the question side of
the question-and-answer session
following his talk. Suppose he had
asked instead of telling the dates
and background of the Council of
Trent or of the operation of the
Curia?
In mentioning Pope John’s hope
for Christian unity, Dr. Broach
said, “Too long have we hated
each other for the love of Christ.”
The Tuesday afternoon meetings
offered by the Christian Unity Of
fice, gave Protestant observers a
much appreciated opportunity to
express their opinion on the
Council proceedings. The genuine
ness of the Church’s seeking these
opinions made a real impact, Dr.
Broach felt. As background for
these dialogues, observers were
given the same printed materials
supplied the delegates. Thus ob
servers were left with the sense
of having made a real contribu
tion to the final form of Council
documents. They felt a complicity
rather than resentment when a
bishop passed by with papers
marked “Sub Secreto.”
A GREAT RESULT of the Coun
cil is a completely new relation
ship between Catholics and Prot
estants, and Dr. Broach believes
it to be a climate in which har
mony can grow. Recognition that
the Spirit of God operates wher
ever Christians congregate is the
catalyst.
He listed three particular sound
waves which have come through
to a surprised Protestant world.
The Church of Rome can be
changed, renewed. Can such a re
newal happen to the Protestant
world? Finally, a progressively
happier relationship with the
Catholic Church is anticipated as
all who love Christ seek His will
for the whole community, for the
whole world.
Please share any such graceful
goings-on in your area. Address:
3352 Willow Oak Rd., Charlotte,
N.C. 28209.
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Sisters of Mercy Honor
Volunteers at Hospital
Wednesday, May 11th the Sisters
of Mercy Hospital honored their
Volunteer workers with a delight
ful Supper in the Nurses Audi
torium. After the Blessing, given
by the Chaplain, Father King, a
group of approximately 80 Candy
Stripers, 35 Red Cross Volunteers
and 50 members of the Women’s
Auxiliary enjoyed ham, turkey,
salad and all the other things that
go with a Picnic Supper.
The Speaker for the Evening,
Mrs. Elaine Romburg, emphasized
the many opportunities girls have
to go into Health Careers, other
than nursing, among those men
tioned were Practical Nursing,
X-Ray, Cytology, etc. While the
talk was directed at all of the Vol
unteers, she specifically directed
her words to girls graduating this
year from High School and just
not knowing what they were going
to go on to. In closing she pointed
out the fact that Health Careers
enable young people not only to be
earning their own living, doing
what they wished to do, but also
helping and serving their Com
munity and “People.”
After Mrs. Romburg concluded
her talk Sister M. Jerome was pre
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check in the amount of $900 would
be given as Scholarship moneys
for a deserving — entering Fresh
man, by the end of the month.
Closing the Program, but not least
of the important items, awards
were given by Mrs. Pauline Cap
pelli, Auxiliary President to all
Auxiliary Members and Candy
Stripers.
A total of 18,000 hours were
given by both Mercy Aux. Volun
teers and Candy-Stripers. Candy
Stripers, under the direction and
training of Mrs. Catherine Rimmer
gave a total of 10,700 hours of
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